The World Asteroidea Database - Archastropecten elegans (Fraas, 1886) †

Asteroidea taxon details

Archastropecten elegans (Fraas, 1886) †

AphiaID

1445984 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1445984)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Archastropecten Hess, 1955 †

Original name

Astropecten elegans Fraas, 1886 †

Synonymised names

Astropecten elegans Fraas, 1886 † · unaccepted

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Astropecten elegans Fraas, 1886 †) Fraas, E. (1885-1886). Die Asterien des Weissen Jura von Schwaben und Franken mit Untersuchungen über die Structur der Echinodermen und das Kalkeerüste der Asterien. Palaeontographica. ser. 3, bd. 8 (32): 227-262, plates XXIX, XXX., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33131170
page(s): 249 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Archastropecten elegans (Fraas,1886) †. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1445984 on 2026-06-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2020-07-04 06:05:04Z

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Mah, Christopher

2022-12-31 04:27:35Z

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Mah, Christopher

2025-07-01 18:45:39Z

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Attributes (3)

original description (of Astropecten elegans Fraas, 1886 †) Fraas, E. (1885-1886). Die Asterien des Weissen Jura von Schwaben und Franken mit Untersuchungen über die Structur der Echinodermen und das Kalkeerüste der Asterien. Palaeontographica. ser. 3, bd. 8 (32): 227-262, plates XXIX, XXX., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33131170
page(s): 249 [details]

new combination reference Hess, H. (1955). Die fossilen Astropectiniden (Asteroidea). Schweizerischen Paläontologische Abhandlungen. 71: 1-113.
page(s): 42 [details]

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